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§ 820.8. — 820.8. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

California § 820.8.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV
Div.3.6.
Title 1.DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Part 2.PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions Relating to Liability
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees

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Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 820.8. (2026).

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Except as otherwise provided by statute, a public employee is not liable for an injury caused by the act or omission of another person. Nothing in this section exonerates a public employee from liability for injury proximately caused by his own negligent or wrongful act or omission.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.

Nearby Sections

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§ 820.
820. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.2.
820.2. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.21.
820.21. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 977, Sec. 1.)
§ 820.25.
820.25. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 806.)
§ 820.4.
820.4. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.6.
820.6. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.8.
820.8. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 820.9.
820.9. (Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 132, Sec. 2.)
§ 8200.
8200. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1009.)
§ 82000.
82000. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)
§ 82001.
82001. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 199.)
§ 82002.
82002. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 456, Sec. 1.)
§ 82003.
82003. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)
§ 82004.
82004. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 133.)
§ 82004.2.
82004.2. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)
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